UKeiG CPD: Artificial intelligence for information professionals, presented by Andrew Cox and Suvodeep Mazumdar.
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19/06/2023
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When:
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Monday 19th June 2023
1 to 4 p.m.
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Where:
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Zoom CPD Course
United Kingdom
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Presenter:
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Andrew Cox and Suvodeep Mazumdar
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Contact:
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Gary Horrocks
info.ukeig@cilip.org.uk
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UKeiG CPD Zoom Course: Artificial intelligence for information professionals
Monday, 19th June - 1 pm to 4 pm
In many ways the library and information profession has already been exposed to forms of AI using functions like auto-suggest, auto-correct, grammar tools, recommendation, search ranking, captioning, auto-summarisation and translation. Text and data mining, data science, digital humanities, data literacy, learning and library analytics are examples of the way librarians are already supporting AI. Many database vendors are also incorporating AI into their products. These are only the beginning of exciting developments that will impact information work profoundly in areas like knowledge discovery and exploring user data, for example. Information professionals may have roles in evaluating systems and products using AI, generating metadata and training users to navigate AI based search systems and acquire data/AI literacy.
This course is an introduction to AI designed specifically for information professionals to enable them to get up to speed on this exciting topic.
As well as introducing the applications of AI in an accessible way, part of the course is hands on. We aim to provide participants with theoretical and practical experience of working with some AI tools
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Who should attend?
The course is aimed at any information professional interested in developing an understanding of AI as it applies to their work.
Course outline and learning outcomes
The course will enable you to:
• Understand the concept of AI and its application in library and information service contexts
• Acquire an in-depth
appreciation of AI literacy
• Acquire a broad overview of standard AI methods and approaches
• Benefit from hands on experience
with some machine learning techniques
• Build knowledge and confidence to go forward to learn more.
Topics covered include:
• Overview of AI applications relevant to information work and role of information professionals
• Ethics
of AI
• What is AI literacy?
• Overview of Machine Learning approaches and methods, introducing some well-known
and popular concepts in Machine Learning using JISC’s Explore AI to structure our discussions with guided examples of applying machine learning algorithms to different media
• Hands
on technical session with Python.
• An overview of further reading and resources
Booking and payment
If you require information about booking and payment please contact Gary Horrocks at info.ukeig@cilip.org.uk. Credit and debit cards are the preferred method of payment. Invoices are available on request.
Speakers
Andrew Cox
Andrew Cox is a senior lecturer at the Information School, University of Sheffield, and author of "The impact of AI, machine learning, automation and robotics on the information professions: A report for CILIP".
Suvodeep Mazumdar
Suvodeep Mazumdar is a Lecturer in the Information School at the University of Sheffield. His primary research interest is Big Data Analytics and Crowdsourcing. He conducts inter-disciplinary research on highly engaging,
interactive and visual mechanisms in conjunction with complex querying techniques for seamless navigation, exploration and understanding of complex datasets and has applies his research in various application domains
(such as health informatics, smart cities, emergency response etc.).
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Ticket Information
The course (including presentation slides and documentation) costs:
UKeiG/CILIP members £50 + VAT
Employer Partner staff £64 +VAT (Please contact your rep or email employerpartners@cilip.org.uk for the discount code)
Non-members £80 + VAT
Credit and debit cards are the preferred method of payment. Invoices are available on request using the online ‘bill me’ option.
Venue Details
Zoom Webinar Online
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